Joseph weil



(No Model.)

J. WEIL.

PIN.

No. 43.0;9'03. PatentedJune 24, 1890.

WITNESSES: IIVVENTOH Y W A TTOHWEYJ" UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH IVEIL, OF NEIV YORK, N. Y.

PIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 430,903, dated June 24,1890.

Application filed March 5, 1890. Serial No. 342,701. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J OSEPH WEIL, of the city, county, and State of NewYork, a citizen of the United States, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Pins, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in pins used on neck-Wear for thepurpose of holding the end of the neckband or for other uses.

The object of my invention is to provide a pin of such construction thatafter having been passed through the edge partof the headpiece it can besewed on or will remain fixed without being sewed on.

The invention consists in a pin formed of a wire providedtwith a pointat one end and at the opposite end with a loop, the free end of the wireat the end of the loop being bent to form a prong that projects in adirection from the point of the pin toward the opposite end, the end ofsaid prong being adjacent to the shank or body of the pin.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a face view of my improvedpin, showing the manner in which it is applied on the inner part of thehead of the neck-wear. Fig. 2 is a face View of the pin. Fig. 3 is anedge view of the same. Fig. 4 is a face view of a modification. Fig. 5is an edge view of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The pin A is made of wire in the usual manner, and is provided at oneend with the point B, and at the opposite end it is bentin the form ofan inclined figure 8,the lower upwardly-projecting shankC of which isadjacent to and a short distance to the side of the pin A, as shown inFigs. 1, 2, and 3. The upper end. of said shank C does not projectbeyond the front and back planes of the pins A-that is to say, if twoparallel planes are drawn in such a manner that no part of said pin Aprojects beyond either of said planes, then the upper end of said shankG will also be between said planes and not project beyond either ofthem, said planes being indicated by the dotted lines a no in Fig. 3.

The pin A is passed through the fabric D in such a manner that thepointed end projects from the edge, and said pin is forced down untilall of the pin up to where it makes the bend a is passed through thefabric. The downwardly-curved part b and the shank C of the loops on theupper end of the pin are on the face of the fabric, and part of thefabric is clamped between the side of the pin. and the upper end of theshank G. Stitches cl, Fig. 1, or other suitable appliances-such as metalfasteners or like devicesare used for holding the two loops on the upperend of the pin to the fabric. be dispensed with, and the pinnevertheless held securely in the fabric and in such a manner that itcan neither move up nor down in direction of the length of the pin, forthe reason that the downward movement is prevented by the loop a, andthe upward movement is prevented by the end of the prong O catching onthe fabric, which forms an abutment and prevents forcing the pin upward.

In some cases it is an easy matter to sew on the pin, and as a matter ofsafety the pin can be secured in this manner; but in many cases, and, infact, in most cases, it is very difficult to sew on the pin, and in suchcases a pin that fastens automatically is of greater service.

Where the pin is to be sewed on, the upper end of the prong 0 need notbe at the side of the pin, but can be in front of the pin, as shown inFigs. 4 and 5, so that the pin is between two parallel planes, and theupper end of the prong O is between two parallel planes in front of theplanes of the pin A. This pin can also be used on and applied to scarfshaving shields made of pasteboard or paper and will hold securely on thesame.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- A pin composed of a single piece of wire provided atone end with a point and bent at the opposite end to form a loop, and adiagonal bar extending across the body of the pin, the free end of thatpart of the wire forming the bar being bent into a second loop with anupwardlyprojecting prong close to the main stem or body of the pin andparallel with the same, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as myinvention I have signed myname in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH WEIL.

IVitnesses:

- OSCAR F. GUNZ,

M. REIMHERR.

Such fastenings can

